Turkey Trot Revived in Cuero South Texas Parade
Cuero Texas November 16 1912 Cuero’s Turkey Trot parade dazzled about 25 000 spectators with a mammoth procession led by United States Senator elect Tom Connally and featuring Sultana Helen Koehler and a parade of 5 000 red headed turkeys. Christy Bros Animal Circus added spectacle with ostriches and Amazons.
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Cuero
Tex
South Texas
DeWitt County
Sultana
Municipal Auditorium
United States
Tom Connally
Marlin
Sultana Helen Koehler
Fritz Koehler
South
Texas
Christy Bros. Animal Circus
Composta
War Declared on Texas Blowfly at Hudspeth Ranch
A large Texas gathering at Hudspeth Ranch near Del Rio named a committee to curb the $10 million annual blowfly loss. Congressman C. B. Hudspeth chaired the event with Roy Caldwell as chairman. first meeting planned for December. More than 1,000 attendees shared barbecue, pecans, cigars, and a closing dance.
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del Rio
Tex
Texas
Hudspeth Ranch
Devil's River
Friends of
C. B. Hudspeth
Hudspeth
Roy Caldwell
Leahy Rehearing Motion Set for Jan 2 1929
Austin Texas November 23 The motion for rehearing in the case of H J Leahy under death sentence for the murder of Dr J A Ramsey physician of Mathis San Patricio County has been set for January 2 1929 in the Court of Criminal Appeals Leahy was convicted at Georgetown on change of venue from Live Oak County where Dr Ramsey was slain and buried in a shallow grave He has been under constant guard since the court decision per special prosecutor H N Graves
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Austin
Tex
H. J. Leahy
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
San Patricio County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Leahy
Georgetown
Live Oak County
Ramsey
Two Flyers Drown After Aircraft Accident Off Palacios
Second Lieut. Frank V. Carson and Pvt. James W. Smedaker died when their aircraft fouled a towline and crashed into Matagorda Bay during aerial target practice. Parachutes deployed but searchers, aided by an amphibian plane from Galveston, could not find the men by nightfall.
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Frank V. Carson
James W. Smedaker
Air Corps
Matagorda Bay
Fort Sam Hous
Carson
Palacios Beach
James A. Hoag
Galveston
Palacios
Maj. Hoag
Texas Pioneers Game Protection Gains Reported
The Texas game commission reported a 20 percent rise in earnings from licenses fines taxes and sales for the year ending Aug 31. Total collections reached 469 155 08 with disbursements 418 666 63 and fund balances at 547 551 31. Resident hunting licenses numbered 104 703 and trapping permits 30 181.
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State Fish, Game and Oyster Commission
Giov
Dan Moody
Will Tucker
Texas
Austin American
Two Men Trapped Under Flipped Car In Comfort Incident
Comfort Texas reports one car overturned on the Fredericksburg Road four miles out Sunday. Drivers Robert Stahmann and Louis Holekamp were pinned beneath the wreck. Holekamp suffered a broken nose.
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Comfort
Tex
Robert Stahmann
Louis Holekamp
Fredericksburg
Holekamp
Xmas Tree Candies Apples Oranges Offered By JUENKE and SCHOENEWOLF
JUENKE and SCHOENEWOLF advertise seasonal fruit and confections for holiday shoppers. The listing promotes candies and fruit including apples and oranges for Christmas gifting and stocking stuffers.
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Juenke & Schoenewolf
Miller Brothers To Return 21 Tracts To Indians
Oklahoma City November 20 Judge John H Cotteral ruled that 21 tracts of land bought by the Miller Brothers owners of the 101 ranch from Ponca Indians must be returned to the former owners The case covers 41 tracts involved in three years of litigation The court also affirmed clear titles to 20 plots originally obtained by the miller brothers amid allegations that the Indian sellers were incompetent The decision aligns with the report of Special Master A G Bierer Guthrie attorney.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Iolding
Miller Brothers
Nea Ponca City
John H. Cotteral
Federal District Court
Western District of Oklahoma
Cotteral
George L. Miller
A. G. C. Bierer
Guthrie
Two Fire Rescuers Save Man From 66000-Volt Wire In Texas
Big Springs Texas November 23 two men climbed a utility pole and pulled Roy Smith from a live 66 000 volt line as his clothes burned Adams and Storey steadied him and lowered him to safety after he touched the charged wire resulting in burns to Smith
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Big Springs
Tex
Roy Smith
J. S. Adams
L. H. Storey
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Robert Stehling
Watkins Products
Eng
C. Schmidt
Fredericksburg, Texas
Hy. Braeutigam
Theo. Langerhans
Norman Bros
A. Hartmann
Hy. Hirsch
Ton
Texas Pioneers Game Protection
Miller Bros
Superior
Reliance Roller
Wochenblatt
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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